ABOUT WILLUM WARRAIN

Willum Warrain (‘home by the sea’) Aboriginal Association is the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the Mornington Peninsula. It is a gathering place where Aboriginal people come together to realise community aspirations and forge a shared identity.

Managed by an Aboriginal board, Willum Warrain is located in the coastal town of Hastings and provides information and referral services, charitable support, health and wellbeing programs, art and culture programs, and links between the Aboriginal community and the broader local community. Our core strategic focus is cultural strengthening.

OUR BUSH NURSERY

Willum Warrain runs a Bush Nursery that is 100% Aboriginal community-owned, specialising in plants indigenous to the Mornington Peninsula. We share cultural knowledge, uses and meanings about plants important to Aboriginal peoples with the broader public.

We are seeking a manager to run our Bush Nursery starting immediately. The manager position is a full-time, 12-month contract to the right person, with the experience and skills to drive the development and growth of our social enterprise and the ability to be part of a warm and welcoming community environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee all aspects of the day-to-day running of the Nursery and associated departments.
• Maintain stock and site; including watering, weeding, cleaning, pruning and general nursery maintenance - including irrigation, pest and disease control.
• Understand the needs of customers to ensure high levels of service.
• Selling of stock, and point of sale operations.
• Consultation with customers to produce accurate growing schedules and quotes for supply to retail and commercial.
• Potting of tube stock.
• Supervising and training staff.
• Coordinating nursery production plans including seed collection and cutting propagation.
• Manage workloads through supervision and delegation.

EXPERIENCE

• Horticultural qualification.
• Have a passion for native plants and gardening.
• Good knowledge of plant identification, pest/disease control, soil health and nutritional requirements of plants.
• Demonstrated recent experience in plant nursery production and sales.
• Ability to motivate and coordinate a team to drive production output.
• Ability to manage staff dynamics.
• Ability to lead, work as part of the team or individually when required.
• Highly motivated with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be physically fit and able to perform repetitive manual handling tasks.
• Ability to model reliability and punctuality.
• Working in an Aboriginal community setting.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

For further information on this position, please contact Peter Aldenhoven on 0436016099.

Please click Apply Now to submit your application.